JUST IN: Lovell commanded the mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and electrical supply. The inspiring story of their survival was made into a hit movie.

I'm going through John Barrow Jr's Franklin Search correspondence & found this fun overview Captain Henry Kellett sent him of the captains of the vessels in the 1852-54 Search. Steady Sherry & Irish Macca!! [Kellett to Barrow Jr. 26 April 1852] #NavalHistory

It's exactly 171 years since #FranklinSearch ships HMS Resolute and HMS Intrepid were abandoned in the Arctic by The Odious Edward Belcher. No, I'm not over it.

*crosses out “planting flags” and replaces it with “putting tariffs”*

"...if intelligence be not received, before the 31st March of the officers and crews of HMS Erebus and Terror being alive, they will be considered as having died in service." This "sentence of death", as Lady Franklin described it, fell on the #FranklinExpedition OTD in 1854. #NavalHistory

31 March 1854. The bureaucratic death of the Franklin Expedition: "Officers and ships Company are to be considered as having died in the Service & their wages are to be paid to their Relatives to 31 March 1854" [HMS Erebus muster, The National Archives] #NavalHistory

Fantastic post by @aglukaq.bsky.social! www.aglooka.ca/anchors-and-...

Strange question, does anyone know what fur is wrapped around Ross in this painting?

New additions to the polar library. Halls second book and Woodwards biography of Jane Franklin. Halls book came with a lovely map.

Anne Strathie, polar biographer and excellent person, is giving a talk at the RGS on her newest book, Monday 27 Jan 14:30 GMT. Register online to attend in person or join the Zoom livestream: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...

Robert Anstruther Goodsir died OTD in 1895, aged 71. Much of his life is opaque. But what we /do/ have shows a brave, brilliant, compassionate man, who often put himself at great risk to help others. He's also the best writer by far of all the people who searched for the #FranklinExpedition.

He wasn't the only brother or son or uncle who went to the Arctic looking for a much-loved missing family member on Erebus or Terror. But he appears to be the only one whose account has survived, albeit hidden under a pseudonym in an Australian newspaper. finger-post.blog/robert-goods...

So pleased to finally see Fitzjames represented at the National Maritime Museum Greenwich! His saving of a man from drowning at great personal risk was indeed heroic. 👏 His adoptive father Robert Coningham was so proud that Fitzjames was awarded this cup & gave it a place of honour in his house.

It's 179 years since John Torrington, stoker on HMS Terror, died on board his ship at Beechey Island in Nunavut. This is the most legible of the three #FranklinExpedition gravemarkers now under the loving care of the Government of Nunavut’s Heritage Collections at Gatineau, QC.

Few people have embodied the oral history of the #FranklinExpedition as completely as Tookoolito (Hannah). Her many achievements as interpreter and guide came at great personal cost. She died OTD in 1876, aged only 38. www.atlasobscura.com/articles/too...

Merychippus everyone 🎄🐎

As usual I had so much fun at Terror Camp this year - and learned A LOT!! www.polygon.com/culture/5009...

Also since it’s Antarctic kitten time, this is an older drawing that I’m not particularly proud of but I put a filter over it so here, have some kittens and a perplexed Ross

Every Videogame From 1954. Happy Holidays!

behold my greatest piece of terror fanart: captain francis claw-zier

#OnThisDay in 1824 #SirJohnFranklin replied to his wife, Eleanor, about Christmas arrangements and the size of that flag. Apparently the size she's been given is for a ship, whereas he only needs her to make one big enough for a boat. #FranklinExpedition

Excellent analysis on the Beechey Island grave markers! Fine work by Logan and Alison! www.illuminator.blog/p/gravemarke...

A new JWST deep field. All the eight-sided features are local stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy. EVERYTHING ELSE IS A GALAXY.

#OnThisDay in 1824 Eleanor Franklin wrote to her husband, arctic explorer #SirJohnFranklin, about Christmas preparations and to say that the Admiralty had sent a flag for his next expedition. But was it the right size? Find out when he replies on the 16th... #FranklinExpedition

On 9 December 1898, John Barrow died in his 90th year. In the village of Kingham where he lived, he was known as somebody who was "always ready with purse & sympathy to relieve the distressed." He had, of course, also been Fitzjames' beloved & devoted friend. #NavalHistory #MilitaryHistory #19thC

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Centuries ago, many astronomical books included moving parts to help readers interpret the world around them. This biscuit recreates a diagram from Sacrobosco’s ‘De Sphaera’ (c.1550). It could be used to calculate the changing length of daylight hours through the year. 🍪

Captain Francis Rawdon Moira Crozier. Looking very sweet and polite. [Royal Geographical Society] #PolarExploration #FranklinExpedition

Sources thread! • Logs of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C... • James Clark Ross (Captain, Erebus) - 1847 expedition narrative (2 vols.) archive.org/details/voya..., archive.org/details/voya...

Though Derbyshire is a landlocked county, we have a surprising amount of #archives relating to #maritimehistory. Find out more in our research guide: recordoffice.wordpress.com/2022/01/20/m... #history

The Thin Man from 1934 is a screwball comedy noir set on a snowy Xmas eve in New York. A married couple drink a lot and solve a murder, and they have a cute dog. The sequel is set on New Year's eve and they're both delightful.

As winter is approaching please make sure to dress for the weather, not for style

An excellent round up of Franklin Expedition news. open.substack.com/pub/loganzac...

Very special to see the HMS Erebus muster book in person! I'll go and see the one of HMS Terror next time. Fitzjames' signature is so faded. 🥲 [The National Archives, my pic] #NavalHistory #FranklinExpedition

things are only looking üp and by things, we mean everyone, because the inevitable has happened and the hog now has height as well as width

whomst among us hasn't made a few mistakes, a few tiny itty bitty teeny tiny mistakes #theterror

We have also written several blog posts about #SirJohnFranklin, his connection to Derbyshire and the records we hold: recordoffice.wordpress.com?s=Sir+John+F... #franklinexpedition #history #archives #arctic

Getting some sun on this somewhat overcast day.

"Angora Cat" 1925. woodblock-print.eu/norbertine-b...

Let's show off our blue art! Requote with 💙🖌️ This piece is titled "Safe Passage" and was originally created as a holiday card+print a few years back.

Registration for Terror Camp 2024 is now open! When: December 6-8, 2024 Program & registration: www.terror.camp/2024-program What: "Since 2021, Terror Camp has been an annual virtual gathering of hundreds of polar exploration enthusiasts." (1/2) #TerrorEvents #PolarExploration #FranklinExpedition

Oh boy, can't wait for the Neo-Confederacy. We're such a joke.

I did the thing.

Loafin

Unencumbered by the thought process.